Laughing thieves steal prosthetic leg

STOCKTON - A 49-year-old man was walking to Walgreens about 10 a.m. Thursday when two men approached him near North Madison and West Park streets and asked him for money, police said.

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STOCKTON - A 49-year-old man was walking to Walgreens about 10 a.m. Thursday when two men approached him near North Madison and West Park streets and asked him for money, police said.

The men kicked and punched the victim, stole his prosthetic leg and cellphone, and laughed as they ran away, authorities said. The assailants were described as two Latino men. One was 6 feet to 6 feet 2 inches tall with a shaved head and a goatee. The other was 5 feet 2 to 5 feet 5 inches tall with a thin build.